ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia)

PhotographerMarzena Kolarz

PrizeHonorable Mention

City/CountryCracow, Poland

Photo Date2015

Technical InfoWet Plate Collodion

Entry Description

My series is about leukemia, but is in a very subjective and personal way.
When my daughter was 3 year old fell ill on this disease. During this time, illness, hospital, treatment, nuisance and anxieties become common place our family. This series is something a kind of catharsis, an attempt to close emotions and experiences in pictures. I made these in wet plate collodion. I see a strong relationship this technique with medicine (after all kolodion was formerly used in medicine for wound care). That purity which you need to keep, almost sterile and careful bring my memory how we took care of our daughter. Next reason to use this technique is the color black, which in my culture is associated with death and mourning. But the most important reason for choosing this technique is prone to errors. For me the heavy disease in childhood is mistake (error).